{"product_id":"9781476762388","title":"The Sea Grape Tree : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Sea Grape Tree\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Gillian Royes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSet in a sun-kissed Caribbean paradise, this third book in the Shad detective series explores a love triangle gone wrong—and how class divisions create a perfect storm of trouble.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSarah, a talented but shy artist from England, arrives at the perfect getaway—a small fishing village in Largo Bay, Jamaica. There she falls in love with Danny, a wealthy investor with a hotel in Largo Bay. Soon Sarah runs into trouble with her host as well as Danny’s local lover, Janet. Sarah’s fate, as well as that of Danny’s hotel, become endangered.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eMeanwhile, Shad Myers—“bartender by trade, investigator by vocation, and unofficial sheriff of Largo Bay” (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e)—has another set of problems to solve, alongside his friend Eric, an American who owns the bar. The two friends entertain a new potential investor in their quest to rebuild their hotel left in ruins by a hurricane. Eric wants to make Shad a partner in the business, not just a worker. But first the two must overcome the class divisions that make it difficult for local partners in the business to accept Shad’s new, more important role.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWith a delicious blend of suspense and soul, \u003ci\u003eThe Sea Grape Tree \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the class divisions in Jamaica—and what happens when a love triangle becomes life threatening. Gillian Royes once again delivers a vivid, thought-provoking novel with passion and punch that is sure to leave her fans wanting more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“A superb detective story with richly imagined characters, \u003ci\u003eThe Sea Grape Tree\u003c\/i\u003e is set in an island paradise where more goes on than meets the eye. This splendid third novel in Gillian Royes’ “Shad series,” featuring the delightful bartender\/neighborhood detective Shadrack “Shad” Meyers, involves a lonely tourist from England, a local woman determined to leave the island, and an American investor whose possible re-development of the struggling, fictional town of Largo Bay, Jamaica keeps everyone on edge.”\u003cbr\u003e\"A gentle Jamaican mystery brimming with compassion: for hardworking Shad, the amateur sleuth; his wife Beth, mother of his four children; and other vivid characters who populate this enchanting novel.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"In \u003ci\u003eThe Sea Grape Tree\u003c\/i\u003e Gillian Royes serves up a delicious rum punch of a mystery—smart and savvy, touched by her stylized prose, and mixed with beautiful settings and a host of memorable characters like Shad, the lovable town sleuth and bartender.”\u003cbr\u003e“From the page one, Royes’ characters grab you. They are complex, not particularly nice, but completely human and captivating. We highly recommended \u003ci\u003eThe Sea Grape Tree\u003c\/i\u003e.”\u003cbr\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eTHE MAN WHO TURNED BOTH CHEEKS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e“Royes’s strong sequel to her fiction debut, 2011’s \u003ci\u003eThe Goat Woman of Largo Bay\u003c\/i\u003e, deepens the character of Shad Meyers . . . . in this sensitive, thought-provoking novel.”—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “Royes' Jamaica is lush, stormy and stronger than the rum punch cocktails that Shad pours over ice.”—abcnews.go.com\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “Royes is brilliant in bringing Jamaican sun and sea, people and places to life . . . . She’s equally adept with characters . . . . A cozy mystery as social commentary.”—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eTHE GOAT WOMAN OF LARGO BAY\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\"Strong characters and vivid descriptive passages.\" —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\"The writing in \u003ci\u003eThe Goat Woman of Largo Bay\u003c\/i\u003e is poetic at times and the plotting of the story is more literary in its approach but still leads to a tense climax that will have the reader engrossed to the end.\" —\u003ci\u003eNew York Journal of Books\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e[Royes] does an outstanding job of creating a small Jamaican village – it is so vivid that the reader feels part of the environment – and deftly shows the social and political life on the island. The novel is an absorbing read and one that won’t be forgotten quickly. –Barbara Cothern, \u003ci\u003ePortland Book Review\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781476762388\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40592028008654,"sku":"9781476762388","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_7f6d6664-6ef4-4ff5-919d-b23eb5092bd8.jpg?v=1637761612","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781476762388","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}